updated 05:35 pm EDT, Mon October 28, 2013

Company witnesses setbacks in some sectors

In parallel with an official announcement, Apple has also posted a detailed breakdown (PDF) of its fiscal Q4 results. The data shows that revenue in the Americas was up just 1 percent year-over-year to $13.941 billion, and even down marginally in Europe, shifting from $8.023 billion to $8.005 billion. Greater China however grew 6 percent to $5.733 billion, and Japan surged 41 percent to $3.341 billion. Offsetting this only slightly was the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, which dipped 6 percent to $1.980 billion. Global retail numbers increased 6 percent to $4.472 billion.

In terms of products, the 33.797 million iPhones Apple sold pushed that segment's revenue up 17 percent to $19.510 billion. Even though iPad shipments were up slightly to 14.079 million, accompanying revenue actually declined 13 percent to $6.186 billion. The Mac's 7 percent dip in units pulled computer revenues down 15 percent, to $5.624 billion. The iPod -- unmentioned in Apple's press release -- continues to be on a long-term, potentially terminal decline, with units down 35 percent to 3.498 billion, and revenue falling 30 percent to $573 million.

Of special interest may be iTunes, software, and service revenues, which rose 22 percent to $4.250 billion. Apple doesn't provide complex data about this segment, but most of its revenue is believed to derive from the iTunes Store and the App Store.